A Republican-led effort to oust Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress failed Wednesday, allowing the embattled GOP lawmaker to remain in the House despite mounting legal and political troubles.

The chamber voted 179-213-19 on a resolution to oust Santos from office, far short of the two-thirds threshold needed to expel a member of Congress. Twenty-four Republicans voted to expel Santos while 31 Democrats voted to keep him in place. Nineteen lawmakers voted present, 15 of them Democrats.

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    1 year ago

    They are waiting for a committee to release their investigation first. That is supposed to happen by 11/17.

    They dovthis because as obvious as it is that Santos is a crook its just as “obvious” to republicans that Biden is guilty of who knows what.